Cork will ‘tweak’ 2018 club calendar

A scalpel will not be taken to the Cork senior hurling or football championships in response to the GAA’s 2018 master fixtures calendar.

Prior to Special Congress, Cork officials expressed concern that the introduction of a round-robin format at provincial hurling level, added to football’s Super 8s later in the summer, would force a significant altering of club championship structures to ensure local competitions were run off in time for the Munster Club Championship.

Cork chairman Ger Lane has revealed “minor tweaks” may be recommended, but doesn’t envisage “wholesale changes” being put before clubs at the November meeting of the county board or convention on December 10.